Leslie Sands

Leslie Sands
Born (1921-05-19)19 May 1921
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died 9 May 2001(2001-05-09) (aged 79)
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1961-1979,
Spouse(s) Pauline Williams (1950–9 May 2001) (his death).

Leslie Sands (19 May 1921 – 9 May 2001) was a British actor and writer of TV and film. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Sands usually specialized in dour types in authority, often policemen. He was married to Pauline Williams (1950 - 9 May 2001) (his death).

In 1941, Sands had his theatrical debut at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in several Royal National Theatre productions, among others. His many TV roles included the lead character role of Cluff, The Saint, The Avengers, Z-Cars (where he also wrote several episodes), The Main Chance, Department S, Juliet Bravo, The Two Ronnies, Murder Most English, Boon and Stay Lucky.

His film roles included appearances in The Deadly Affair (1966), Danger Route (1967), One More Time (1970), The Ragman's Daughter (1972), Escape from the Dark (1976) and Bloodline (1979).

Leslie's TV writing credits include Van Der Valk and A Family at War as well as Z-Cars.

Leslie Sands also wrote a number of plays, the most notable being Intent to Murder.

His grandson is actor Devin Stanfield, known for his leading role in cult TV series The Box of Delights (1984), and guest star in Chocky (1984).

  • Leslie Sands on IMDb
  • Hayward, Anthony. "Leslie Sands -Obituary". The Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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